Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 1, 2012
Submitted
December 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
874
Aircraft time
8,255 hours, 4,521 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520191
Part serial
7434
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
20,827 hours, 11,568 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOSS OF BLUE HYD SYS QTY AT ALTITUDE. FLUID LEVEL DOWN TO RED DOT ON GAUGE. FOLLOWED QRH, SHUT PUMPS DOWN IAW ECAM WARNINGS BEFORE AT RED LINE ON LEVEL INDICATION. SERVICED SYS IAW MM 12-12-29-0. R & R BLUE HYD QTY TRANSMITTER IN REF MM 29-31-11-04. RAN BOTH ENGINES IN REF TO; JRH CHAP.5 CYCLE FLIGHT CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES FOR 5 MINS. OPS CHECK NORMAL, LT BLUE SYS QTY IN TOP HAT ON GAUGE. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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